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The Week In Review
Wed 5th August to Tue 11th August
The Week in Review aggregates the top news stories from the past seven days and orders them by popularity. Would you like to see the whole week's news?
College of Policing rebrands to reconnect with frontline
11/08/20 - The College of Policing has rebranded and relaunched online courses in a bid to reconnect with frontline officers. • The College of Policing has gone live with a new online learning portal and a rebrand to ensure officers have the support to meet the challenges of 21st Century society. For the first time it will provide free membership to a
Officers 'fed up' that body cam stop footage cannot be released
10/08/20 - Officers did 'nothing wrong' in row over allegations of racial profiling of MP says Met Federation. • The Met Federation has complained that officers are unable to rebut social media footage relating to claims of discriminatory stop and search incidents because of legal issues with releasing body cam footage in response to immediate posting
Appeal court rules that use of LFR breached privacy and data protection
11/08/20 - Force use of technology 'lacked clear guidance on watchlists' and gave officers too much discretion. • The use of live facial recognition (LFR) technology by South Wales Police has been ruled unlawful by the Court of Appeal. In the judgment, the judges said that there was no clear guidance on where AFR Locate – the system being trial
- 11/08/20 - Met officer faces common assault inquiry for knee on neck arrest
- 10/08/20 - Remote working 'new normal' with improved information sharing
- 10/08/20 - Officer who sustained life-threatening injuries backs "Andrew's Law"
- 11/08/20 - New training to be developed for officers dealing with unwell detainees
- 11/08/20 - AC Mark Simmons confirms exit from the Met after 38 years
- 10/08/20 - Force uses closure order on entire block of flats to tackle drugs and ASB
- 11/08/20 - Stephen Lawrence investigation moved to 'inactive' phase
- 08/08/20 - Chief leads in top gear
- 10/08/20 - Custody super-block closed after three staff members test positive
- 07/08/20 - Angry Met officers paying £300 a month on congestion charge, says Fed
- 10/08/20 - E-scooters confiscated by force despite DoT safety pilot
- 10/08/20 - NI Fed rounds on politicians and parents after attack on officers
- 10/08/20 - Reforms risk Police Scotland's independence, former auditor warns
- 07/08/20 - IOPC investigates use of force
- 07/08/20 - Fast and furious: Guernsey scraps 'Hot Fuzz' film
- 10/08/20 - Latest prison and probation trends
Features
Interview: a change of image
The College of Policing is about to rebrand itself but will that be enough to silence its critics? Outgoing Chief Executive Mike Cunningham tells Police Oracle he is confident that the changes are a big step forward. • Rebranding is always tricky for any organisation because getting it wrong is b
Comment
Comment: what is real police work?
As forces have once more been told to prioritise their workload Gary Mason reviews the lessons of policing during the lockdown. • Tom Winsor set the cat among the pigeons yesterday when the mainstream media headlines on his annual State of Policing report focused on the assertion that the public
- Just another nuisance misper or a trafficked victim?
- Comment: what is the problem with direct entry?
Police Humour
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